Avos 4:2-3

Avos 4:2

Ben Azzai said that we should run to perform a small mitzvah like we would a great one and we should flee from a sin because one mitzvah leads to another mitzvah and one sin leads to another sin. This is because the reward of a mitzvah is the opportunity to perform another mitzvah and the payback for a sin is the temptation to perform another sin.

Avos 4:3

Ben Azzai used to say not to despise any person and not to be dismissive of any thing because every person has his hour and every thing has its place.